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if a neutral atom donates an electron it will gain a positive charge. This is due to electrons having a negative charge.
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∙ 15y agoIf a neutral atom receives an electron it is gaining a negative charge.
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∙ 11y agoHowever,when a compound accepts (gains) electrons,it becomes 'reduced'
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∙ 9y agoYes, the atom which donates an electron becomes a positive ion.
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In forming a chemical compound does an atom of an element gain or lose electrons?
Electrons are both gained and lost in the formation of an ionic compound. The metal atom loses one or more electrons to the nonmetal with which it bonds. So the metal atom becomes a positively charged ion and the nonmetal atom becomes a negatively charged ion, and the ionic bond is formed by the electrostatic attraction between the oppositely charged ions, forming the ionic compound.
Does sodium chloride share electrons?
Actually, sodium almost donates an electron to chlorine in NaCl.
When sodium forms an ionic bond with chlorine the sodium atom donates an electron to chlorine and becomes a 19 charged ion?
No! A sodium atom is initially electrically neutral. When it donates one electron to a chlorine atom, the sodium atom becomes a singly charged cation.
What scientists described a base as a compound that accepts a proton?
The Svante Arrhenius definition of an acid is a compound that donates a hydrogen ion (or proton) in an aqueous solution.
Is propane a compound or mixture?
Yes, I believe that propane is a molecular compound because it is bonded between two nonmetals (C3H8). They share electrons as opposed to giving/receiving electrons.
When the compound donates electrons what does that compound become?
When it donates electrons, the compound is going through a process called "ionic bonding"
How many electrons does Mg need to be stable?
Mg is a metal and does not need the electrons it donates two electrons and becomes stable.
An atom becomes an ion by losing or gaining?
An atom can become an ion by either gaining or losing electrons. If it gains electrons, it becomes an anion. If it loses electrons, it becomes a cation. An ion is merely an atom with a charge, either positive or negative.
If a chemical compound becomes oxidized it?
loses electrons
Which of copper oxygen fluorine or nitrogen would most likely become a cation?
Only copper of these listed donates electrons and becomes a cation.
What happens to metal in an ionic compound?
It becomes a cation - loses electrons
How do you get ions of Cu and Br in CuBr?
Cu donates electrons to Br to form CuBr. It is a crystalline compound. The bonds have mixed ionic and covalent characters.
What group of elements donates electrons?
metals
What leads to an ionic compound with polyatomic ions?
When a molecular compound gains or loses electrons, it becomes a polyatomic ion.
Does strontium chlorideSrCl2 have an ionic or covalent bond?
Strontium is a metal. Chlorine is a non metal. Sr donates electrons to Cl to make an crystalline ionic compound.
What occurs to the reducing agent in a reduction reactions?
An element is REDUCED. By that, it means that an element of a compound or an element in itself has gained electron/s when the reaction occurs. You can find this out when you see a change in their oxidation number.
Did sodium donates or accept electrons?
Sodium donates one electron from it's valance shell and becomes the cation, Na + Having a 1 + positive charge as it is short the one electron.
